Chandigarh: Reiterating the commitment of the Punjab Government headed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to the welfare of the employees, Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister, Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema today said that a Standard Operating System (SOP) has been prepared to implement the old pension scheme. The cabinet sub-committee and officers’ sub-committee constituted for this purpose will present a wonderful pension model for the employees of the Punjab government, which will be implemented by the governments of other states.

 During a meeting with the Old Pension Restoration Struggle Committee here at Punjab Bhavan, Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema informed that frequent meetings are being held by the cabinet sub-committee and the sub-committee headed by the Chief Secretary to prepare such a pension model. which is reasonable as well as will secure the future of Punjab Government employees. 

 Welcoming the suggestions made by the Conflict Committee during the meeting, the Finance Minister said that he would place these suggestions during the next meeting of the Cabinet Sub-Committee so that the requisite decision in this regard could be taken at the earliest. He said that the present Punjab Government is of the view that its employees should have a safe and happy post-retirement life.

 After this, during a meeting with the Punjab State Aided Schools Teachers and Other Employees Union, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema told the union that their demands related to the 6th Pay Commission and transfer of employees working in aided schools from one management to another would be seriously considered. going. He asked the officials of the School Education Department to send the proposal regarding the 6th Pay Commission to the Finance Department and present the report during the next meeting regarding necessary steps to implement the transfers from one management to another.

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Meanwhile, during the meeting with the Old Pay Scale Restoration Joint Front, the Finance Minister asked the employees of the Finance Department to prepare a report regarding the financial arrangements related to their demands.

The Finance Minister assured the worker’s unions that the intentions and policies of the Punjab Government headed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann are completely transparent and clear. He said that the government had started action in this regard from the very first day of its tenure and concrete decisions are being taken continuously in this regard. He said that special cabinet sub-committees have been constituted to remove the hurdles coming in the implementation of these pro-people decisions.

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